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CITY COUNCIL.
Omcial Proceedings OF the Monday
Evenings Meeting.
Council Chamber City Of Yankton,
April 18th, 1887, Z p. NJ. Time of recess
expired council called to order.
Mayor Harris in the chair. Roll called.
ALI members present except Alderman
Piles.
The committee on finance and tax.
alton presented the following report
which was adobted.
To the Honorable Mayor and Council,
Yankton. Dakota. Gentlemen: Your
committee on finance and taxation beg
leave to report that they have examined
the reports of the CITY treasurer VIM.
Blatt for the month of March and April
let to April 18th 1887 inclusive and find
them correct. They find at this date
April 18th 1887 the balances in the
several city funds to be $4,392. 76.
Respectfully submitted.
M.P. GILMAN.
WALLAcE j. BRUCE.
JNo. MAX.
Committee on finance and taxation.
Bill of VIM. Blatt $34.15 for salary
April LIST to 18th and for stationery,
postage. etc., seven years, on motion
allowed.
Committee on finance and taxation re.
ported back the petition of Maris Taylor
asking rebate on pers onal taxes assessed
against Taylor Bros. from 1875 to. 1879,
recommending that the city treasurer
be authorized to clear the books upon
payment OF sos 90 by said Maris Tay-
lor. On mottlon report adopted.
Application and license bond OF
George Baumann, presented and referred
to committee on licenses. Committee
on licenses reported back favorably ar-
.Fplioation and license bond of George
Baumann recommending that same bs
approved. On motion report adopted.
At p. M. council adjourned sine die
@. j. iBs Hanks. Mayor
Attest: E. M. OBRIEN, City CLERK.
Council Chamber, City Of Yankton
April 18th 1887, s O'Clock p. m.-Uouncl
convened and was calfedIt order By the
clerk.
James Fl. Teller, mayor elect cam
forward and took the oath,of Office be.
fore =. M. O'Brien, notary public. ani
took his place as presiding officer Of the
council.
James Grove, Jacob Branch and A
NJ. English aldermen elect from the first
second and third wards came forward
and took the oath of office before E. M
O'Brien, notary public. The mayor
then announced the standing committees
for the year 1887 and 1888:
On ordinanoes-M. P. Gilman, Jobr
s.=x 81 !. Il. English.
On finance and taxation-M. P. OIL
MAN. q. MoYay and John Noonan.
0ngrades, streets and alleys-Jamel
Grove. A. NJ. English, Jacob Branch and
j. O. McYay.
Executive committee-John Mex
jacob Brauch and J, 81. Balmat.
On licenses-J.C. MoYay, N, P. Oil
man and j. n. Balmat.
On fire Departmental. NJ. English
John Max and John Noonan.
On sewers and sewerage-John Noon
an, James Grove and jacob Braueh.
On waterw6rks-Jacob Branch, jane
Grove and y. @. McVay.
On ferries and railroads.. 81. Bal
mat, Mp. Gilman and john Max.
Moved and seconded that the clerk b,
authorized to get 200 committee listl
printed for distribution. Carried.
Bond of Ohas. IA. Bates, city treasure
elect, presented and on motion appro
we'd.
Bond OF Truman L. Pratt. city jus.
tice elect. presented and on. motion ap-
proved.
Bond Of Patrick Brennan. city mar
shall elect, presented and on MOTIF
approved.
On motion council adjourned.
J. a. TELLER, Mayor.
Attest: il, M, O'BRIEN. Oity Clerk.